Application GUIDS

[McBgnr]

Just like we have GUIDs for installed applications in Windows... is there a similar concept in MacOS. Please enlighten me :-)

[Giaguara]

GUID as the partition mapping... intel Macs have that, the PPC ones before then had open firmware.

GUID as the identifier.. well, there's UID.
If you are in 10.5, man dscl.
If pre-10.5, http://macosx.com/forums/mac-os-x-system-mac-software/23721-osx-numeric-uids-any-control-over-them.html

What are you trying to do with the UID? :)

[djackmac]

GUID as the partition mapping... intel Macs have that, the PPC ones before then had open firmware.

GUID as the identifier.. well, there's UID.
If you are in 10.5, man dscl.
If pre-10.5, http://macosx.com/forums/mac-os-x-system-mac-software/23721-osx-numeric-uids-any-control-over-them.html


You are right about GUID as partition scheme for intel based Macs. But the PPC partition scheme is APM (Apple Partition Map). PPC has open firmware as opposed to Intel based PCs having the bios. But intel based Macs use EFI for power management

[DeltaMac]

I don't think the OP is referring to partition tables.

Giaguara has the good question: McBgnr - What are you trying to do with the UID?

[Giaguara]

Uniquely in what sense?
top can give you the pid of the application.